Profile
Mike Attisha counsels clients in a wide range of technologies, with a particular focus on quantum technologies and technologies relating to nuclear physics. Mike has also counseled clients for many years in the additive fabrication (3D printing) space, and is himself a 3D printing hobbyist.
Mike also works on patents for clients relating to electronics, optics, semiconductors, machine learning, electronic music, artificial intelligence, software, and medical devices. He has experience efficiently drafting and prosecuting patent applications, conducting prior art searches, and developing patentability strategies for clients across various industries. Mike has also developed and managed patent portfolios for clients.
Mike has robust experience in patent litigation and post-grant proceedings. He participates in inter partes reviews (IPRs) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and has leveraged IPR petitions to negotiate litigation stays and dismissals. Mike provides litigation support, including prior art searches, drafting expert reports, deposition preparation, and non-infringement and invalidity analyses. He has represented clients in matters before the International Trade Commission (ITC) involving technologies such as displays, graphics processing, software, processors, user interfaces, and network communications.
Concentrations
- Patent portfolio management and strategy
- Patents
- Litigation and Post-Grant support
- Trade secrets
- Technical:
- Additive Fabrication / 3D Printing
- Quantum Computing
- Nuclear Physics (fusion, radioisotope production)
- Medical Devices
- Electronic Music and Instruments
Capabilities
Experience
- Persuaded the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to (a) construe key claim terms for potential non-infringement arguments in concurrent litigation and (b) cancel all claims asserted by Patent Owner’s licensee against smart card client’s customers. Leveraged IPR petitions to negotiate early pre-institution stays in concurrent litigations. Patent Owner dismissed appeals of the final IPR decisions with prejudice.°
- Developed and managed a patent portfolio for client Formlabs, beginning from when Formlabs was a startup with a handful of employees, now an international company valued at $2 billion. Served as technical lead on multiple litigations and an inter partes review (IPR) petition on behalf of Formlabs.°
- Provided litigation support for large international electronics company in cases before the International Trade Commission (ITC) involving technologies such as liquid crystal displays, graphics processing hardware, computer software, processor architecture, user interfaces, and network communications.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Attisha prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
- Consultant, Ab Initio Software, 2006-2011
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Massachusetts Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2023
- Top Patent Law Nominee, 2018 Boston Founder's Short List, Companyon Ventures, 2018
- Full Member, Sigma Xi, 2006-Present
Credentials
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J.D., magna cum laude, Suffolk University Law School
- Jurisprudence Award in Environmental Law
- Ph.D., Physics, Brown University
- Sc.M., Physics, Brown University
- M.Phys., Physics, Warwick University
- Massachusetts
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office